Lease Income (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

The components of lease income from operating leases during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 were as follows (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Fixed lease payments	$	142,979	$	171,866	$	473,466	$	538,601
Variable lease payments	12,660		21,979		58,634		70,892
Total lease payments (1)	$	155,639	$	193,845	$	532,100	$	609,493
Amortization of acquired above and below-market leases	(276)		1,670		(4,037)		4,539
Total rental revenue	$	155,363	$	195,515	$	528,063	$	614,032

(1)Amounts include $52.0 million and $175.5 million of sublease income during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and $59.8 million and $180.2 million of sublease income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively.

Sales-type lease, lease income

The components of lease income from sales-type leases during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 were as follows (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Loss recognized at commencement, net (1)	$	—	$	(5,973)	$	—	$	(5,973)
Interest income (2)	1,108		484		3,313		484
Total gain (loss) recognized on sales-type leases	$	1,108	$	(5,489)	$	3,313	$	(5,489)

(1)These amounts are included in gain on sale of real estate, net and depreciable real estate reserves and impairment in our consolidated statements of operations.

(2)These amounts are included in other income in our consolidated statements of operations.